Myrrh

Perfume or incenseIn 3 Signatures2 traditions

overview

Myrrh is a bitter, red-brown resin used by the Egyptians in embalming and given by the Magi alongside frankincense. It is the resin of sorrow, healing, and the sacred dark, and it deepens any blend it joins.

Uses

Purification
Healing
Honoring the dead
Protection

ritual

Working with it

Burn myrrh with frankincense to balance light and dark in ritual. Add a grain to a healing sachet, or burn it alone for ancestor work.

⚠ Safety note for Myrrh

ingredient_profile

Botanical name: Commiphora myrrha
Planet: ☽︎ Moon ♄︎ Saturn
Kind: Resin
Element: Water
Works for: Purification Protection Healing Endings
Forms: resinincensepowderessential oil
How to use: Burn as incense or loose herbAnointing oilAltar or offeringSachet or charm bag

⚠ Safety

Avoid in pregnancy. Don't take it internally or use its oil while pregnant or breastfeeding.

Receptive

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★ Part of the Signature of

♏︎ Scorpio· Perfume ♑︎ Capricorn· Perfume ♄︎ Saturn· Perfume

Where the traditions place it

Scorpio — Common practice
Capricorn — Common practice
Moon — Common practice
Saturn — Common practice, Golden Dawn
Path 23 — Golden Dawn